Hands Down, These Pretty Winter Nail Colors Will Earn You the Most Compliments
Halloween (and all that spooky nail art) has officially come and gone. Now, the most pressing conundrum we're facing is finding the best winter nail colors to decorate our mani-ready tips with. (Kidding, but we do take our nail game very seriously.) Of course, you have your demure, moody shades such as wine, burgundy, white, and navy that feel quintessentially winter, but this season, we're playing at something different—waves of shimmering metallics in rich hues of gold, silver, and rose; gemstone hues of ruby, sapphire, and emerald; and if you're more of a neutral kind of person, chocolates, creams, and candied pinks galore.
Ahead, we're sharing 15 of the best nail colors for winter we consistently applaud (and recommend!) here at WWW HQ. In fact, they're so pretty we know you'll be receiving compliments in droves all season long. Keep scrolling! Your nails are craving these magical winter shades.
1. Rose Gold
No nail color feels quite as glamorous as a turn of rose gold for winter. The shade has been trending for a few years now, but we swear we've never met a polish with the perfect proportion of shimmer and pigment until Olive June's just-launched iteration came along. Post-Halloween, it was the first color associate beauty editor Courtney Higgs and I both reached for. (See above for proof!)
2. Glossed Ebony
Black will never go out of style, but we love how bewitching and vampy it looks in the darker months of winter. Plus, Olive June's brand-new formula is one of the richest, deeply pigmented formulas you can get your tips on. Our recommendation? Wear your nails short to be especially on trend this season.
3. Ruby Red
Brilliant ruby red turns heads, elevates any outfit, and feels undeniably holiday-esque for the perfect winter mani. Plus, it's just one of those colors that instantly make you feel happy (which we crave during the doldrum months of winter). Chanel's iconic hue, or one like it, is essential in every polish wardrobe.
4. Cayenne Cocoa
5. Disco-Ball Silver
6. 24-Karat Gold
7. Gray Cashmere
8. Magenta Sugarplum
9. Candied Pink
10. Sapphire Blitz
11. Ginger-Spiced Topaz
We await J. Hannah's polish releases with as much passion as a child awaits the ice cream truck in the middle of July. Its latest, called Fauna, is a neutral shade of Topaz sure to steal the show (and all the compliments) this season.
12. Gilded Ivy
13. Buffed Cream
14. Powdered Rose
A romantic shade of dusty rose is just what the doctor ordered this winter. We love that the color gives our tips a warm dose of color but still feels polished and relatively understated. Zoya has tons of shades within the rosy color family, but we find ourselves coming back to this enchanting color again and again.
15. Ice Blue
Last but not least, a cool shade of ice blue never feels more warranted than the onset of plummeting temperatures and ominous snowstorms. Or, you know, opening day of Frozen 2 if you're based in a warmer locale.
Up next: This Flattering Color Combo Is the Coolest Way to Do Your Nails This Season
Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing for over five years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie andBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor.
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